"It is an adorable story filled with charm, fun, spirit and a delight from start to finish. It's not just a kid's film adults will enjoy; it's more an adult film kids will enjoy!"
Giselle (Amy Adams) is the quintessential fairytale heroine. She sings her way through life and wishes for her prince. With the help of her animal friends she is a happy woman, but longs for loves true kiss. When she meets her prince, she is all set to marry him (the next day) but the Queen (Susan Sarandon) wants to stop the marriage between her stepson Prince Edward (James Marsden) and this woman. She sends Giselle to a place where there "are no happily ever afters." This place is New York City! Soon Edward learns of her fate and follows.
Ok. Up until now this is a typical animated film in the tradition and with the feel of Cinderella and Snow White. But as soon as the characters pop up in the big apple they are flesh and blood and the human actors take over. Face it, NYC is not a great place for an animated fairy tale. Or is it?
Giselle meets Robert (Patrick Dempsey, aka McDreamy) and his young daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) who think she is a little weird. She is running around NYC in a beautiful wedding dress, singing, and acting strange. For some, this might be typical behavior for NYC, but it's really not the norm. Morgan believes in fairytales, however her father, a divorce lawyer, does not. Anyway, they take her to their apartment to sort things out and none of their lives will ever be the same again.
Giselle gathers all the local creatures (mice, pigeons, cockroaches, etc.) to help her tidy up their apartment. Think about Snow White with all her furry friends cleaning the home of the seven dwarfs. But these are three dimensional creatures, not drawings. This bit of whimsy adds a delightful aspect to this story as Giselle holds to her naïve outlook and cheery disposition and sings her way through Central Park.
Little do they know that the evil Queen sent a henchman to kill Giselle with - what else? - a poison apple. This mix of fantasy and reality are wonderful. Even though Robert initially thinks she "escaped from a Hallmark card or something," he is drawn to Giselle and she is drawn to him.
While she waits for her Prince to come find her, Giselle takes on some of the views and traits of humans and slowly begins to fit into life in New York. However, Edward, the Queen and the Queen's henchman, along with Giselle's best friend Pip the Chipmunk, are all closing in on her.
To say it is enchanting would do it a disservice and is what most people would probably expect someone to say about this film. It is an adorable story filled with charm, fun, spirit and a delight from start to finish. Audiences will be laughing and smiling the entire time. It's not just a kid's film adults will enjoy; it's more an adult film kids will enjoy!
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